Ivey Suddenly Takes His Turn in the Chip Lead
Just after he took the lead, Wai Kiat Lee has lost it to Phil Ivey in what is turning out to be a mercurial final table. On a flop of [8hTc8d], Lee bet 400,000 from the cutoff holding [Ahqs]. Button Ivey had flopped a boat with [TsTd] and made the call, while third player Soyza folded his [6h6s].
The turn: [Qd]. Lee checked, Ivey bet 800,000 and faced one of those “how much are you playing?” queries (around 2,000,000 the answer). Lee set him in and was snapped, the river the [7d] giving Ivey the double up.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Ivey | 7,270,000 |
3,330,000  |
| Lee Wai Kiat | 4,800,000 |
-3,500,000  |
